Razor-cleaning attachment for barbers&#39; chairs.



A. BONGIOVANNI.

RAZOR CLEANING ATTACHMENT PCR BARBBBS' CHAIRS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27, 1913.

Patented May 5, 1914A .INVENTOR wlTNi-:ssEs

ATTORNEY ANTONI BONGIOVQNNI, 'OFIBABNESBORQ PENNSYLVANIA.

MGB-'CLEANING ATTACHMENT FOB BABBERS SpecicacnY of Letters hunt.

Patented May 5, 1914.

IApplicare@ med January 27, 191s. seal m. 744,570.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTONIO BoNGIo- VANNI, a citizen of the UnitedStates, resid'- ing at Barnesboro, in the count-y of Cambria and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented anew and useful Razor-Cleaning Attachmentfor Barbers Chairs, of which'the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in razor cleaning attachments forbarbers chairs.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofrazor cleaning attachments for barbers chairs, more especially thatshown and described in Patent No. 1,089,311, dated March 3, 1914, and toprovide-a simple, inexpensive .and efficient razor cleaning attachment,adapted to present a-neat and attractive appearance, and equipped withan adjustable mirror and with means for holding an antiseptic forsterilizing razors, and provided also with fa receptacle adapted toreceive the lathe wiped from a razor.

A further object of the invention is to provide a lather receptacleadapted to be easily and quickly applied to and removed from theattachment, so that the same will be provided with a clean sanitary cupfor each customer and having a yieldable wiping surface, which will notinjure the edge of a razor or affect the keenness thereof. With theseand other objects in view, the invention consists in the constructionand novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustratedin the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims heretoappended; 1t being understood that various changes inthe form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacricing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective View of a razor cleaningattachment, constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view of the upper portion of the attachment, themirror arm being swung forward to a position at right angles to thereceptacle supporting arm and the section being taken longitudinally ofthe receptacle supporting arm and passing transversely through themirror supporting arm. Fig. 3 is a detail view, illustrating the mannerof mounting the adjustable mirror. Fig; t is a detail perspeotive Viewof the upper end of the standard.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of .the drawing. In the accompan ing drawi ,in which isillustrated the pre erred embo iment of the invention, 1 designates astandard constructed of any suitable material preferably metal,

and designed to be finished in any suitable 1 manner, and having itslower portion 2 curved and arranged at a slight inclination to offset alower integral terminal attaching portion Blfrom the vertical plane ofthe body portion of the standard 1. The lower terminal attaching portion3 is preferably in the form of a plate, tapered, as shown, andprovidedwith perforations 4 for the reception of screws, or other suitablefastening devices for securing the standard to any convenient ortion ofa barbers chair.

The stan ard 1, which is preferably semitubular to secure strength andlightness and to present a rounded outer surface, is provided at itsupper end with an integral' circular head 5, provided with a centralopening 6 in which is fixed a vertical ypivot 7 having a threaded upperportion 8' for the reception of a thumb nut 9 for securing a horizontalreceptacle supporting arm 10, and a mirror supporting arm 11 on thepivot. The horizontal varm 10, which is constructed of suitable metal,is provided, at its inner end with a perforation 12 to receive thepivot, and it is arranged upon the head 5, which is provided at itsupper face with an annular series of radially arranged ribs 13,presenting a rough surface to the lower face of the inner end of thereceptacle supporting arm and adapted to retain the same in its pivotaladjustment, the arm 10 being adapted to be swung around the pivot 12- toany desired positionto suit the convenience of the barber and to arrangeit out of the way while the barber is cutting hair, shamhead 5. Theparts may .be positively-held in any adjustment by tlghtening the thumbnut 9.

The horizontal arm 10 is provided at its .y

receiving cup 16. The terminal. ring-shaped portion 15 has downwardlyand inwardly ta-v pered sides, and the shallow cup or receptacle 16 iscorrespondingly tapered and extends slightly below the lower edge of theringshaped portion. The cup or receptacle 16, which is preferablyconstructed of rubber, is provided at its upper edge with an outwardlyextending annular flange 1i", resting upon the upper edge of thering-shaped portion and supported by the same and rounded at its upperface 18 to present a yieldable wiping edge to a razor. The terminalring-shaped portion besides supporting the cup stitt'ens the yieldableprojecting annular i'lange 17 suiiciently to enable razors to be wipedacross the rounded upper face of the flange without materially indentingthe Hange. By this construction, the cup may be constructed of softrubber, or other suitable material, and there will be no liability ofaccidentally cutting the same in wiping a razor thereon. The latherfalls into the cup or receptacle when the blade ot a razor is wipedacross the flange 1T, and the shallow receptacle is adapted to bereadily placed in and removed from the supporting arm, so as to bereadily cleaned and sterilized after each shaving operation,y therebyinsuring a clean sanitary lather cup for each customer. The receptaclesupporting arm is also provided at a point intermediate of its ends witha rectangular opening 19 formed in an enlarged portion 2O of the arm 10adjacent to the inner end thereof, and receiving an antisepticreceptacle 21. The receptacle 21, which extends above and below the arm10, is rectangular in cross section and is designed to be of asuiicient'length to receive the cutting portion of the blade of a razor,and it is adapted to contain liquid or other disinfectant 'forsterilizing razors. For this purpose, it is preferably equipped with aremovable glass vessel 22, conforming to the configuration of. theinterior of the receptacle 21 'and adapted to be readily taken from andreplaced therein for cleaning or other purposes. The exterior of thereceptacle 21 is preferably provided at an intermediate point betweenits top and bottom with a slightly tapered portion 23, presentingdownwardly and inwardly inclined fares to the walls ot' the opening 19,which weils are correspondingly inclined to form a seat for the saidreceptacle 22. Any other suitable means, however, niay be employed forsupporting the antiseptic receptacle within the opening of the arm 10.The antiseptic receptacle is preferably equipped with a horizontal cover2:1, provided at one of its corners with a projecting ear 25, pierced bya vertical pivot screw 2G, which is mounted in an enlargement 27 of thereceptacle 22.

The mirror supporting arm 11, which is composed of upper and lowersubstantially vertical portions and an intermediate horizontalconnecting portion, is provided at its lower end with a projecting ear28 having an opening for the reception of the vertical pivot 12, andreduced at its lower face at 29 to tit in a recess 30 in the upper taceof the pivoted end of the horizontal arm 10, as clearly shown in Fig. 2of the dra-wing. The upper vertical portion of the arm 11 extendsthrough an opening 31 in a projecting lug or portion 32 extendingcentrally from the back of a mirror 33 and having a set screw 34 forengaging the arm 11 to secure the mirror in any adjustment. The lowerverti cal portion is of a length to-eXtend above the top of theantiseptic receptacle, so that the mirror supporting arm will swingclear of the same in the adjustment of the mirror. The mirror, which maybe of any preferred construction, is adjustable vertically on thestandard, and is adapted to swing around the same and it may be arrangedin various positions to enable itto be adjusted, after a hair. cuttingoperation, to permit the customer to view the back of his head and thereby obviate the necessity of the barber holding a mirror, which is theusual custom in barber shops. The pivoted screw and the thumb nut form adetachable connection be tween the mirror supporting arm and thestandard, and the mirror may be removed from the attachment whendesired.

What is claimed is 1. An attachment of the class described ,including astandard provided at its upper end with a head, a pivot carried by thesaid head, a horizontal receptacle supporting arm mounted on the pivotand having an interlocking engagement with thehead :tor holding the saidarm in its adjustment, and a superimposed supporting arm also mounted onthe said pivot and being free to swing around the same and arranged uponand maintaining the receptacle supporting arm in its interlockedrelation with the head of 'the standard.

2. An attachment of the class described inoludin a standard, an armmounted on the stan ard and provided with inner and outer openings, alather receptacle detachably fitted in the outer opening, and anantiseptic receptacle removably mounted in the inner opening andextending through the said arm and projecting' above and below the same.

3. An attachment of the class described including a supporting armprovided with an opening, anda receptacle carried by the arm andremovably arranged in the said opening and provided at its upper edgewith an outwardly projecting liange constructed of yieldable materialand resting upon and supported by the arm and presenting an upper wipingface.

4. An attachment of the class described War y projecting including asupporting arm provided with an open having downwardly and .inwardly inc'ned walls, and a downwardly tapered shallowreceptacle removably fittedin the opening and fitting the walls thereof and rovided at its u peredge with an outange constructed of yielding material and restindirectly upon the said arm at the opening t ereof and resenting an upperyieldable wiping sur ace.

5. An attachment of the class described including a 'standard providedat its upper endwith a head, an article supporting arm extending fromthe head said head and arm having coacting interlocking means, asuperimposed article supporting arm extending from the upper end of thestandard, and a single pivot mounted on the standard and common to bothof the said arms and conlneeting the same to the standard, saidsuperimposed arm being freely movable around the said pivot and restingupon the other arm and maintaining the latter in its interlockedrelation With the head of the standard.

In testimony, that I claim'the foregoing as my own, I have hereto axedmy signature n the presence of two'witnesses.

ANTONIO BONGIOVANNI. Witnesses:

T. H. McKnNzm, JA PREvrrE.

